As presented at the TAGD June 3-4, 2015 Quarterly Meeting

1. Brandon Gartrell, GISP
Richard Williams
Aaron Collier, P.G.
June 3, 2015
TAGD Quarterly Meeting

2. Geologists
Engineers
Environmental Scientists
Hydrologists
Computer Scientists
Field Technicians
Stephenville, Ft. Worth, Austin, and Waco
Experience Throughout Texas & Several States

6.  Let’s Compare The Average GCD To What I’m
Calling The “GCD 5.0”
 Similar To The Line From Jeff Goldblum In This Commercial -
“We Are Powered By Web 5.0, What Happened To Web 3.0
And Web 4.0, We Skipped Em Because They’re Not Good
Enough”

7.  So Where Are You At?
 Are You The Average GCD Or Are You The “GCD
5.0”?
 During This Talk, Let’s Compare The Two

8.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Paper Forms With Overflowing Inboxes

9.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 No More Paper Forms/No Inbox
 Web Forms That Automatically
Insert Data Into Cloud Database
 Followed By An Approval And
Acceptance Workflow Using
Software Tools

10.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Outdated Software/Database
 For Example… Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Access

11.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Software That Is Always Up To Date
 “SaaS” Or Software As A Service – Delivering Applications
Over The Internet As A Service Freeing The Client From
Complex Software And Hardware Management
 Your Software Goes Where You Go
 Accessible Across PC/Tablet/Mobile Platforms
 Keeping Software Maintainable For Years To Come Means
Having An Open Architecture Using The Latest Technology

12.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Slow Response Time From Computer/Application
 Do You Have Applications That Run Slow?
 Do Multiple Staff Have To Wait To Use The Same Application?

13.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Fast Application Response, Not Dependent On Local
Installation
 Applications That Are Automatically Load Balanced And
Scaled – No Single Point of Failure, Support A Large Number
Of Simultaneous Users
 Software That Just Works, Nothing To Install Or Maintain
 Software That Fits Your Business Process
 Information Is Supposed To Flow Through Your Office A
Certain Way, Your Software Should Drive That Flow

14.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 No Application Support/Training
 Have Multiple Pieces Of Archaic
Software Left You Frustrated?
 Does Your Data Input Workflow
Involve The Words, “We Have Just
Always Done It This Way”, Or “I Was
Just Told To Do It This Way”?

15.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Various Methods For Training And Support
 Onsite Training, Live Webinar Training
 Mechanisms To Provide Immediate Feedback
 Phone Support
 Short, Recorded Training Videos Of Key Features
 Simple Overlay Instructions – Software Tour
 Full User Manual

16.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Repetitive Tasks/Manual Data Entry
 Do You Pass The Same Paper Form Around The Office?
 Do You Re-Enter The Same Data Someone Else Has Already
Filled Out?
 Are The Same Files Being Edited Over And Over Again
Depending On Where They Are In Your Workflow?

17.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 No Repeat Data Entry, Eliminate Repetitive Tasks
 Adopt A One-Time Entry, Approval Workflow Using Software
Tools
 Web Forms Allow Easy Collection Of Data From The Source
Of Your User Generated Content
 Achieve Cleaner Data By Enforcing Data Integrity Checks
During Data Collection

18.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 No Real-Time Information
 Do You Have To Pull Paper Files, Look Up Documents, Make
Phone Calls, Or Ask Colleagues To Get A Status Report?

19.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Real-Time Information Presented To You Through A Variety
Of Sources
 Operations Dashboards, Email Alerts, Automatic Feature
Updates On Maps, Dynamic Updates To Reports
 Don’t Waste Time Searching For Information, Spend Your
Time Acting On It
 Don’t Restrict Information To One Person, All Staff Can Easily
Access This Information

20.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Is Your Data Cluttered Or Scattered Across A Variety Of
Mediums And Locations?
 Do You Have Duplicated Data?
 How Many Data Sources Do You Have To Touch To Get An
Answer To A Critical Question?
 How Quickly And Accurately Can You Respond To Client Or
Public Questions?
 Are You Over-Charging or Under-Charging?
 Are Your Operations Sustainable Given Current/Future
Regulatory Changes?

21.  What Should Your Day-To-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Experience The Benefits Of A Cloud Managed Spatial RDBMS
 Data Located In One Place, No Longer Fragmented
 No Time Spent Running Updates Or Backups, Data Is
Automatically Backed Up Across Multiple Data Centers
 Local Disaster Recovery Is Instantly Achieved
 Eliminate Costly Server Hardware/Licensing
 Employ Proven Security Models Normally Only Experienced
By Large Companies
 Use Your Data For Powerful, Fast Analysis

22.  What Does Your Day-To-Day Business Workflow
Look Like?
 Got Maps?
 Are Your Maps Static and Disconnected From Your Data?
 Are Office Staff Out of Sync With Field Staff?
 Are You Aware Of The Groundwater Resources Between
Wells Or In Unexplored Areas?
 How Quickly And Accurately Can You Determine Well
Spacing For Any Well In Your District?
 Can You Quickly Navigate To Any Well In Your District?

23.  What Should Your Day-to-Day Business
Workflow Look Like?
 Fully Interactive, Integrated Web Mapping System
 Maps Tied To Reports And Dashboards
 Focused Maps That Immediately Provide Usable Information
With Minimal Input
 Fast And Simple Navigation
 Search Anything In Your Database
 Generate Custom Analysis
 Available Across Devices And Platforms

24.  What Are Modern Web Standards?
 HTML 5
 Javascript
 Responsive Design
 Simple And Elegant Design
 REST/API Driven

25.  Why Do Modern Web Standards Matter?
 Rich, Engaging Experience Without Downloading A Plugin
For Your Browser
 Standard Experience Across All Browsers
 Supported Across All Platforms – iOS, Android
 Responsive Design Auto-Sizes To Fit On Your Device,
Eliminating The Need For A Separate Mobile Site
 Simple Design Is What Users Have Come To Expect For
Everything Now, It Should Be Easy And Simple To Use
 REST or Restful Web Services Allow Data Access From Any
Page, Any View, Any Application
 Very Fast Experience, Support More Users
 Keep Pace With Industry Standard

27. Web Portal
Database
Reporting System
Web Maps
Custom Applications
Source Data

28.  Responsive Design Fits Mobile Devices

29.  Operations Dashboard

30.  Interactive Web Mapping

31.  Dynamic Well Information

32.  Software Generated, Interactive Well Diagrams

33.  Software Generated, Interactive Time Domain
Graphs

34. brandon@collierconsulting.com
(254) 968-8741
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